The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-11-12
General Notes.

Terrebonne Advocate: Mr.. +. Gou-
aux has accepted the position of Vol
untary Meteorological Observer for this
section, co operating with the Louisiana
Weather Service. A summary of his
monthly reports will appear in the
columns of this paper in future
Rayne Signal: The Reformers in St.
Landry parish, like those in Acadia, did
not spare an, pains to help defeat the
nominee Of the party, by acting indif-
fertA,t and not voting, as will be seen
from The returns. Robertson received
25l votes and Yoist 96l vetes in the par
ish And this is what you call Demo
cracy, is it +?
Marksvile Bulletin: When the re
formers laid claims to large majority
of the city delegation to the State Con-
vention were they not over-reachiDg
| themselves? If the action Of the French
Club, the Italians and the position of
the German Gazette in any way indi
Gates pointer Gov. McEnery will sure
ly bag that delegation. =
| Rayne Signal: We are pleased to
learn that the Rice Mill Company have
reconsidered their action of last week
and come to the conclusion to continue
work and get their machinerytin work
ing position, thereby avoiding any de;
lay in the future. AS soon as the niaS
chinery will have been put in running
order, OUT town will be able to boast of
as fine mill as, there is in the State.
Terrebonne Advocate: Col. S. NJ.
Robertson Democratic nominee for Con-
CESS from the 9th District has been elec-
/. ted by "a handsome majority. The Re-
formers of OpeloHsas aud Acadia kept
away from the polls and used argu-
ments to persuade others do abstain
from voting. st. Landry gave about
500 majority for Judge Yoist the Re-
publican candidate.
Bienyille New Era: One of our ex-
changes, that claims to be a democrat
4 heads its account of IA Nichols meeting
f"Parsuine the Villains = another Mich
oils paper asserts that the administra
ton wing viii! not stop at any crime tt
defeat the Nichols wing. & nice as
sertion to make about brother demo.
crats. And this is the course by which
they propose to haimonize the party.
Farme,yile Gazette: The effects o
the lsnlt of bulidozing were salutary ST
long as they lasted, and their effects up
OIL the cnlored race should not be per
mitted to vanish Let the negro fee
and s.qow t. At he is a free mau. pro
tected0hv the laws in his liberty ant
his prope.ty but let him also continue
to know that Africanism cannot sup
plant the civilization of Louisiana. Thi
is all that Gov. McEnery maintains
:. Will Gov. Nichols, or the Picayune, o
any OF the Reform leaders take Issue
, with him OH this point
The ~Plcayune and kindred sheet
would nave no sort OF hesitancy IN hold
ing the white people of Lnuisiana up t
the gaze of the world as red -hafide'
murderers if they could thereby make
political point against Gov McEnery
That model Democratic journal has at
tempted to prove that tue Governor il
his Monroe speech virtually admitte
, that it was simple pastime for whit
, Democrats to shoot negroes at the polli
i if for no other purpose than the pleas
: ure of seeing them kick. Howeye
much INSCRIPTIONS newspaper editor
aud equally unscrupulous orators ma
: endeavor to prevent the evident mean
!, ing Of the Governor, the fact remain
!, that his purpose was to show that til
salvation of Louisiana and the pfesel
) vation of Caucasian civilization with
J, its borders rested upon the doninane
: OF the white race only this and notl
j, ing more.-S.rsveport journal.